crabby
adjective
grouchy; ill-natured; irritable; peevish.
crabbily
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a word derived from
crabby.
Example Sentences
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A sister-in-law “thinks I don’t like her,” she crabbily notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
And for those who insist upon crabbily arguing there are too many postseason games, just remember: No one is forcing you to watch.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 3, 2018
Like the character he plays on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Mr. David is amusingly and crabbily obsessed with the minutiae of life.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2015
The others examined me and I tried to stop grinning crabbily.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2013
Lively perhaps, but exactly what Hoagland couldn’t use, material any spy would read and crabbily say was inedible paper.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
